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APOLOGIES To receive
any apologies for absence. Additional documents: Minutes: Councillors Freya H
Bentham, Judith Humphreys, Keith Jones, Mair Rowlands and Gareth Williams. Anest Gray Frazer (Church in
Wales). Dilwyn Ellis Hughes (UCAC) |
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DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST To receive
any declarations of personal interest. Additional documents: Minutes: No declarations of personal interest were received from any members
present. |
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URGENT ITEMS To note any
items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for
consideration. Additional documents: Minutes: None to
note. |
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A GROWTH DEAL FOR THE ECONOMY OF NORTH WALES: PROPOSITION DOCUMENT PDF 28 KB To
scrutinise the report to be presented to Cabinet on 16th October,
2018 (attached). Additional documents:
Minutes: The Leader
and the Corporate Director presented the Proposition Document: Growth Deal for
the Economy of North Wales, prior to consideration by the Cabinet at its
meeting on 16 October 2018 and then at the extraordinary meeting of the Full
Council on 25 October 2018. The
Leader and the Corporate Director expanded on the content of the report, and
also responded to questions / observations from the members. The main conclusions of the discussion, including additional
observations and risks identifies were noted as follows: Financial
Risks · It was crucial to continue to hold
discussions with the UK Government and Welsh Government in order to reduce the
financial risks - particularly the risks in relation to the cash-flow and the
risk of losing grants if firm financial controls were not in place · It was recommended that discussions should
continue with Welsh Government to seek to retain the non-domestic taxes (or at
least an element of which) as a means of reducing the costs to local
authorities · However, there was a need to be awake to the
fact that financial risks could fall on Local Authorities and prepare for this
by considering the projects and expenditure profile Governance Risks · The risk should one of the Deal Partners withdraw
was noted, but it was confirmed that this would be managed by the Partnership
Agreement which was currently being developed · It was noted that clarity was needed
regarding the future Governance Framework, with the Governance Framework
ensuring Leaders' clear accountability procedure to the individual Councils Political
Risks · The risk to the Welsh National entity from
the development of the Deal was noted Project
Risks · There will be a need to seek to ensure that
small businesses and farming benefit from the Deal as well as the large
companies RESOLVED (a) To send confirmation to the Cabinet that the Scrutiny Committee is supportive of
the strategic direction and shows its support to proceeding with the
Proposition Document. |